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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Update (6/21): Bumped to the top. There are also now two more maintenance periods scheduled for this week. Here’s the rundown:

– 4 PM PT (June 22) – 4 AM PT (June 23)
– 7 PM ET (June 22) – 7 AM ET (June 23)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 23) – 12 PM in the UK (June 23)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 23)- 1 PM in Europe (June 23)

– 6 PM PT (June 23) – 2 AM PT (June 24)
– 9 PM ET (June 23) – 5 AM ET (June 24)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 24) – 8 AM in the UK (June 24)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 24) – 9 AM in Europe (June 24)

Original (6/20): Nintendo is conducting Wii U and 3DS maintenance at this very moment, but more downtime for both systems has already been lined up for early next week. The two platforms will be affected for about three hours on Monday (Tuesday for those of you in Europe). It’ll impact certain network services like online play and rankings.

Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:

– 4 PM PT (June 27) – 7 PM PT (June 27)
– 7 PM ET (June 27) – 10 PM ET (June 27)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 28) – 3 AM in the UK (June 28)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 28) – 4 AM in Europe (June 28)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Shovel Knight (3DS/Wii U) – 9/8/9/8
Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (PS4/PS3) – 8/8/8/9
The Walking Dead Season Two (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Retsnom (PS4) – 8/9/8/8
Zettai Kaikyu Gakuen (PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Zero Time Dilemma (3DS/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PS4/XBO) – 7/9/8/8
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (PSV) – 7/8/8/7
Touch Battle Tank 3D-4 (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Great Race (Wii U) – 5/6/6/7

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 40 Comments

Mighty No. 9 is being released in North America today and to celebrate the occasion, Comcept live-streamed the game for a bit. Keiji Inafune was also present and answered some questions posed by viewers.

The game’s reception was middling at best – it’s currently sitting at a Metacritic score of 60. Users are also reporting several issues with the game already, such as slow load times on the Wii U version. Commenting on the general reception as well as DLC and future plans, Inafune said the following through a translator:

So there’s not any additional DLC beyond the Ray DLC. The reality is they put everything into making this game. They didn’t try to microtransaction it out, they didn’t try to DLC it out for extra money. They put it all in. So, for now, this is what you see and what you get, for the Mighty No. 9 world. But, again, we can hope that if things go well, there’ll be sequels. Because I’ll tell you what, I’m not getting my 2D side-scrolling fill. And at the end of the day, even if it’s not perfect, it’s better than nothing. At least, that’s my opinion.

You can watch the recording of the whole stream here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 95 Comments

The folks over at Digital Foundry have once again done one of their famous frame rate tests – this time for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Keep in mind, of course, that this is not the final build of the game – there’s still some time before the game’s release and frame rate issues are typically one of the things that are fixed late in development. Also, it’ll be interesting to see how the NX version of the game compares to the Wii U version – will that one be targeting 60 frames per second?

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

Another round of footage has come in for Mighty No. 9. You’ll find around 40 minutes of gameplay in the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments

IGN has posted 8 minutes of pure gameplay showing Crash Bandicoot in Skylanders Imaginators. Here’s the new video:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments

The official launch trailer is in for Mighty No. 9. To see the newest video, continue on below.

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In just a few days, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be out on Wii U with the addition of Rugby Sevens. Get a look at a new video of the sport in action below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Awhile back, Nintendo put up a Japanese page which allowed visitors to make their own Super Mario Maker wallpapers. The same site is now up in English here. It supports wallpaper creation for both desktops and smartphones.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Splatoon – Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD- Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
9. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo

3DS

1. Kirby: Planet Robobot – Nintendo
2. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
9. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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